From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 11 14:29:31 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C580416A41B for ; Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:29:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@FreeBSD.org) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0960F43D45 for ; Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:29:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gothmog.pc (host5.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.229]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.6/8.13.6/Debian-1) with ESMTP id k5BESVPB009820 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:28:34 +0300 Received: from gothmog.pc (gothmog [127.0.0.1]) by gothmog.pc (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5BEUlxX002917; Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:30:47 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from giorgos@localhost) by gothmog.pc (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id k5BEUljo002916; Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:30:47 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@FreeBSD.org) Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:30:47 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Jerry McAllister Message-ID: <20060611143047.GA2585@gothmog.pc> References: <200606101832.56687.beech@alaskaparadise.com> <200606110244.k5B2iaqX015057@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200606110244.k5B2iaqX015057@clunix.cl.msu.edu> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.906, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.49, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@freebsd.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org, Beech Rintoul , jekillen Subject: Re: dual boot; Linux, FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:29:31 -0000 On 2006-06-10 22:44, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > ---- much excised --- > > > Anyway, this all works just fine. The MBR and initial boot > > > record in the boot sector of each slice (or primary > > > partition if you must degrade to MS terminology) have just > > > enough standardization that the FreeBSD MBR or most any of > > > the other more fancy ones, can initiate the boot for any of > > > the OS-en commonly available to run on these machines. > > > Since the OS specific stuff really comes after it gets in > > > to the slice boot record code in the boot sector, then > > > generally any of them can boot any of them. The exception > > > is MS MBRs. I have heard that some more recent ones play > > > better, but any I have had so far will not boot any slice > > > except one for a MS OS. I don't know what they screw up, > > > but find it not surprising. > > > > > > So, there is the tome. > > > All newbies, careful what you ask. Someone may answer > > > thusly with more than you every wanted to know. > > > > Maybe this ought to be included in the handbook. I've seen > > this question or one like it 100's of times on these lists. > > That was the best answer I've seen. > > Just my $.02 > > Thanks for the positive comment. > It glosses over stuff a little and isn't precisely correct in > all detail, but I think it generally is correct and represents > the way things work for all practical matters. > > Maybe it can be a FAQ. How do they get there? Hi Jerry, Can you check if we can massage it a bit and then make it a part of: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/arch-handbook/boot.html I can do the integration with the current book text, SGMLify your text, and commit the resulting changes with a little help from you :) - Giorgos